Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Desert Darter

Cryptotis niausa compared with Sympetrum sinaiticum

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Desert Darter is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Desert Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Sympetrum
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Sympetrum sinaiticum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Desert Darter share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Desert Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Desert Darter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Desert Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Blind Small-eared Shrew

The Blind Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis niausa) is a species in the genus Cryptotis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.